World in Crisis as Middle East Tensions Rise
World’s Week reports escalating Israel Arab conflict with Nasser’s Gulf of Aqaba blockade threat and U N positions. U Thant meets in Cairo as Big Four talks open amid Soviet veto demands. Johnson Pearson urge UN solution while U S Britain warn of war risks. Military toll climbs with Viet Nam losses and combat near the DMZ. Svetlana Alliluyeva debuts in Atlantic Monthly with reflections on Pasternak. Medders bankruptcy sale nets about 500000 as creditors reclaim debts. Fire kills up to 370 in Brussels department store blaze amid bomb threats. Langston Hughes dies at 65 in New York.
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Nasser
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France
Great Britain
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Margaret Medders
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Medde
Brussels
L'Innovation
Storm Rips New England Wreaks Havoc Across Coast
A two day northeast storm battered New England pummeling Marblehead Harbor and Scituate with wrecked boats and flooding. Five deaths from highway accidents, extensive property damage in the millions, and severe snow in New Hampshire and Vermont accompanied by high winds.
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White Mountain National Forest
New Hampshire
Vermont
Marblehead Harbor
Philip Clark
Scituate
Hingham
Thant to Report on Nasser Talks Today
AP reports in Beirut that Egypt’s Nasser warns blockade could trigger war with Israel. U Thant will brief the U.N. Security Council as U.S. hopes diplomacy halts Arab Israeli fighting over the Gulf of Aqaba. Israel insists on keeping the gulf open amid tensions.
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Gulf of Aqaba
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Gulf
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U Thant
Nasser
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Aqaba
Elath
Suez Canal
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Suez
Stolzenfels
Cairo
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Middle East
Consus
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Israel Orders Ships Halted From Strait of Tiran
Diplomatic sources say Israel has ordered ships not to sail the disputed Strait of Tiran at the Gulf of Aqaba to avoid a clash with Egypt. Thant prepares a Security Council report after talks with Nasser in Cairo.
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Strait of Tiran
Gulf of Aqaba
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Security Council
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Elath
U S Jets Hit Hanoi Haiphong Targets as Tempo Heats Up
AP reports intensified strikes across South Viet Nam border provinces and in North Viet Nam. Marines pull from the DMZ while fighting rages near Hue and Da Nang. USAF and Navy raids hit MIG airfields SAM centers and power plants destroying aircraft and depots amid heavy anti aircraft fire.
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Hill 117
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Cong Thien
Hue
Thua Thien
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Rep
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SAM
Thai Nguyen
Uong Bi
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Hoa Lae
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